Cruiser Lunch at La Palapa

11 May 2010 | Turtle Bay

Lou

Over the 6 day layover in Turtle Bay waiting for another weather window I met many folks doing the same Bash back to California. The best event was a great lunch at La Palapa often overlooked by cruisers doing the Baja Haha because it is to the far right of the pier facing the beach. On the 7th day (Friday 14 May) there was a mass exodus to the north. Some lingered along the way but several of us went non-stop to (60 hours) San Diego. That was an advantage to checking out at Cabo. Some did a sail-by VHF checkout with the Port Captain at Ensenada but the whole story on that is not complete.

After 4 Baja Haha's we decided to stay in Fresno until after all the holidays and migrate to Mexico after the New Year. This should be a cooler but more relaxed trip to La Cruz via Puerto Los Cabos. I will miss flying "Big Red" but the 2 asymetricals will be much more relaxing. [...]
This year we will be able to update our position and progress on this web-site. I have even learned how to submit our current position without wifi, via the Iridium email system when off-shore.